Quotes about Authority
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
— Luke 23:35
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
— Luke 23:52
Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
— Luke 24:20
And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
— Luke 24:49
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
— John 1:25
I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
— John 1:33
“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
— John 2:4
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
— John 2:18
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
— John 3:31
The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
— John 3:35
Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
— John 4:12
Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
— John 4:44